diff --git a/tools/bits-info.sh b/tools/bits-info.sh
index fec8d746..0c58d1f8 100755
--- a/tools/bits-info.sh
+++ b/tools/bits-info.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ set -u 2> /dev/null || :
 case "$(set -o || :)" in *'pipefail'*) set -o pipefail || printf 1>&2 '%s\n' 'Failed: pipefail' ;; *) ;; esac
 
 # The "obosh" shell does NOT support "command" while the "posh" shell does NOT support "type"
-{ command 1> /dev/null -v 'command'; } 2> /dev/null || command()
+{
+  command 1> /dev/null -v 'command'
+} 2> /dev/null || command()
 {
   test "${1-}" = '-v' || exit 255
   shift
@@ -909,7 +911,11 @@ main()
   done
   _shell_arithmetic_bit="$(convert_max_signed_int_to_bit "${_max}")" || _shell_arithmetic_bit='unknown'
 
-  tmp_var="$(get_max_unsigned_int_of_shell_printf)" || :
+  # Some shells do NOT allow this, so we hide the errors
+  tmp_var="$(printf '%u\n' '-1')" 2> /dev/null || :
+echo '---'
+echo "${tmp_var}"
+echo '---'
   _shell_printf_bit="$(convert_max_unsigned_int_to_bit "${tmp_var}")" || :
 
   tmp_var="$(awk -- 'BEGIN { printf "%u\n", "-1" }')" || :